Peru

This booklet describes ECHO's disaster risk reduction focus on awareness, preparedness and prevention activities by providing a background and cases from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, the Greater Horn of Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean

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This paper presents German views on disaster risk management for sustainable development. It contains a section on linking theory and practice, which covers risk analysis, disaster preparedness, disaster prevention and mitigation, and aid and

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Cuatro experiencias en América Latina y el Caribe:

Este documento ha sido concebido como una guía dirigida a las autoridades de municipios latinoamericanos afectados por fenómenos socionaturales, con el objeto de que estos puedan desarrollar

IHDP Update issue 2, 2008

The signals of climate change are particularly visible in mountains, exactly because of the mountains' verticality. The verticality of mountains defies gravity, setting up an epic conflict mediated by a host of geomorphic

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'Visión de Primera Línea' es un proyecto de investigación y acción realizado por protagonistas de la sociedad civil conjuntamente con organismos gubernamentales. Su propósito es medir el avance hacia la implementación del Marco de Acción de

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

El objetivo de este manual técnino es presentar, a través de una serie de figuras, una téecnica sencilla de reforzamiento que permita retarder el colapso de las viviendas de adobe existentes en la región andina, cuando éstas se vean sujetas a terremotos

This presentation was given at the Workshop on National Platforms at the International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in Davos, Switzerland, in August of 2008. This NP presentation includes information regarding: Background information about Peru